A General Chance Me + How Important Is?

Applying to College
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<p>Physics as well as Calculus? </p>

<p>First time posting ben reading CC for awhile. This is kind of like a general chance me. </p>

<p>I am wicked strong in subjects like History,English, Psychology. I am not as strong in math. I am ok in science. I liked Biology but hated Chemistry. I want to go to as strong a school as I can possibly get into. If I do not take Physics and Calculus will I hurt my chances? I do not doubt that I can get through these classes but I really do not want to take them. In college I plan to take the minimum required of me for Math. I plan to be prelaw with a major in Political Science or History </p>

<p>All my classes are either Advanced Placement or Honors. My GPA is over a 3.7 thru the middle of my junior year. I have taken two SATII tests with both scores over 750. No SAT yet - taking in March. My PSAT would equal to over 2000. I have very strong EC's and I am a standout athlete in one sport. I am thinking of going the recruiting route but not 100% sure on that for my college years. I have been speaking with some schools about my sport and I have gone to a few recruit camps. I may want to still participate but on the club level just not sure.</p>

<p>I am thinking I would like to apply to schools like Bowdoin, Vassar, Dartmouth, Davidson, Middlebury, Hamilton, Swarthmore, Haverford, and U-Penn.</p>

<p>Am I headed in the right direction? Will not taking Physics and Calculus take me off track?</p>

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<p>“First time posting ben reading CC for awhile”</p>

<p>Hit post before I finished proof reading. Should be First time posting BEEN reading CC for awhile. Sorry!</p>

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<p>Bump, bump, bump!</p>

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<p>Calc and Physics are very important to top schools. It wont kill your chances, but I would take them, if possible.
It’s never a good idea to just drop a subject like math or science. They dont see that as passionate, they see it as 1 dimensional.</p>

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<p>I plan to take a math and a science in my senior year. I take all academic classes. By the time I graduate from high school I will have had four years of math, four years of lab science, four years of foreign language, four years of english, four years of history etc… I just do not want to take Physics and Calculus. Will this hurt me? If I do not have Physics and Calculus will I look one dimensional?</p>

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<p>Bio, chem and physics are the three lab sciences colleges expect to see. I would definitely take physics if I were you. You don’t have to take AP if you don’t want to, honors would be fine. </p>

<p>As for Calc…well, I didn’t take Calc and I went to a top-50 school. You will need 4 years of math, as you know. What is your fourth year going to be?</p>